Story Published:
May 27, 2009 at 12:58 PM CST
Story Updated:
May 27, 2009 at 3:22 PM CST
National Weather Service meteorologists in Springfield confirmed a total of 20 tornadoes embedded in a squall of severe straight-line winds on May 8, 2009. A Derecho created a swath of damage from winds between 70 and 90 
miles-per-hour crossing the midsection of the Ozarks.
With many sightings of flying debris had many Ozarkers convinced their damage was purely tornadic... yet hefty straight-line winds on the order of 70 to 90 miles-an-hour were powerful enough to fly sheet metal, tree debris and more.
For the latest wrap up, local mapping and more... visit the Springfield National Weather Service report here.
Also, you can view the entire storm event from May 8 here: Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma.
